首页英语词典desolatedesolate英英释意

desolate

英 ['des(ə)lət] 美['dɛsələt]
  • adj. 荒凉的;无人烟的
  • vt. 使荒凉;使孤寂

英英释意


1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
"The mother deserted her children"
2. reduce in population;
"The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
3. devastate or ravage;
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"